Maqlouba/Maqloubeh is a Palestinian traditional food which literally means upside-down rice. It consists of meat, rice and fried vegetable like potato and eggplant placed in a pot which is flipped upside down at the time of serving. I have been thinking of trying out Maqloubah for a long time and I finally got to makingRead more
A very simple to make cheese bread with a soft, melt in the mouth bread base. The dough can be prepared in no time as it involves only blending the wet ingredients and pouringit into the flour and mixing it together, no kneading required. This cheese bread resembles the Arabic Fatayer/Manaish a lot but IRead more
A quick creamy chicken curry which delivers maximum flavors, with minimal ingredients. The key ingredients that impart a unique flavor to the curry are green chillies, curry leaves and butter. This recipe is best for those busy days, when you have tons of work to do, have no time to cook but you still craveRead more
A Gluten Free Flourless Almond and Coconut Cake that’s moist, tender and incredibly delicious. It takes just few minutes to whip up this recipe, best for busy days. I love this cake, the texture of this cake is ethereal – it’s so moist and buttery with the rich flavor from the almonds and coconut. ItsRead more
A very flavorful pizza with chicken tikka and an Indian flavored pizza sauce. This homemade pizza sauce has soo much more flavor than the usual sauce, especially the Indian flavors which I love. The main ingredients which gives this sauce the Indian touch are, kasuri methi (dried fenugreek leaves) and zeera (cumin). It is sooRead more
Arabian flavored bread pudding with layers of toasted bread, milk pudding, pistachios and cream. All the layers blend beautifully well after refrigerating and tastes heavenly. This is a very simple dessert. Even though it is rich, it contains neither eggs nor butter. It need not be baked too. Sooo amazingly easy but my guarantee, itsRead more
A quick chicken curry where no sautéing is needed, everything gets cooked instantly in the pressure cooker. Finally to make the gravy rich and thick ground almond along with coconut milk is added. As most of you know, one of my favorite kitchen tools is the Pressure Cooker. Seriously it is such a blessing.Read more
Chicken Tikka Masala, succulent pieces of roasted chicken tikka in thick and spicy tomato based gravy. Chicken tikka masala is a very popular dish which you can find in almost all Indian restaurants. It is a close cousin to butter chicken. But I feel that the flavors are more intense in chicken tikka masala. AsRead more
A sandwich of toasted bread, sliced crumb fried chicken, crisp lettuce, avocado, tomato, cheese, fries and a delicious honey mustard sauce. I love sandwiches, my husband loves it, my whole family loves sandwiches. I really enjoy making it too. Its mainly just about piling delicious things onto fresh toasted bread. It’s no rocket science. ButRead more
Fried chicken pulao is a one pan chicken and rice dish with amazing Indian flavors. This fried chicken pulao is like a simplified biryani. It has all the masalas and flavors of a biryani. You must be thinking, there are very few photographs for this post and that too not veryRead more
Hyderabadi Dum Chicken is a rich and flavorful curry which has a thick gravy made by cooking fried onions, yoghurt, cashew paste and many other spices on low heat till everything is blended together to form a rich, silky gravy. Hyderabadi food is very very tasty. Once you have it, you won’t forget the taste.Read more
A very tasty chicken biryani, with fragrant spices such as coriander, turmeric, and kasuri methi (Dried fenugreek leaves) infused into a creamy and rich masala and assembled with layers of rice which is finally sprinkled with a highly aromatic saffron milk. Eid Mubarak everybody! This biryani my friends would be a perfect one toRead more
This most amazing appetiser, Fried Chicken Popsicles are made by combining chicken mince with lots of different spices and veggies, and then coating it with corn flakes crumbs and deep frying it to a golden perfection. Bite sized finger foods are always a hit in any party, and if it is on a stick, itRead more
Tandoori Chicken Samosa is bite-sized parcel of spicy tandoori chicken filling encased in a crispy, buttery samboosa shell. Samosa-Samboosa…Potayto-Potahto…it’s all the same. But I am going to use the word samboosa today and not samosa for two reasons. First, obviously because of the shape. Traditionally Indian samosas are triangle shaped and this isRead more
These chicken poppers are very easy to prepare, just mix up all the ingredients, make cute little balls out of it, bread it and fry. As simple as that. One week of Ramadan is over, and I am sure most of your interest to cook iftar is getting a little low. Hehe! Its like thatRead more
This pull apart cheesy chicken sliders make a perfect food for iftar or a party. A spicy chicken filling along with a flavour filled coriander mint chutney and melted stringy mozzarella cheese packed inside soft buns, are too much fun to eat and so delicious. Ramadan calls for many recipes and unfortunately inRead more
A very unique and yummy chicken filling packed inside samosa sheets in the shape of small parcels. These chicken parcels look very impressive and cute, a variation to the usual triangle shaped samosas. So the countdown for Ramadan has begun. Only 3 more days left!!! I am very excited and also a littleRead more
A family favourite, this delicious Chicken Biryani is a perfect dish to have on a lovely weekend. OH yes! And here I am finally with a biryani recipe after a loot of requests from you guys. I am really sorry, that I delayed this post so much. The truth is that I didn’t haveRead more